Launch of the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES)

The Northern & Western Regional Assembly (NWRA) have launched the first Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy for the Northern and Western Region to promote more balanced regional development in the west and north west.

The plan will allow counties under its remit to compete with the greater Dublin area for investment, jobs and infrastructure. The strategy includes a Metropolitan plan for Galway city, as well as Growth Centre Plans for Athlone, Letterkenny and Sligo.

The Authority has also identified Roscommon town together with other towns like Castlebar, Ballina, Cavan, Ballinasloe and Monaghan, as “key towns” in a co-ordinated effort to attract business and people in the next two decades.